1. TEISS Case Project Introduction
Melinda Ronca-Battista and Angelique Luedeker
ITEP/TAMS Center

2. Welcome To EI Advanced
This is the beginning of the second training, EI Advanced, in the EI/TEISS training series
This training is designed for those needing to collect their own data and use TEISS to estimate emissions for those sources
Some of the material in this module is a review of what you learned during the first training, EI Fundamentals, in the EI/TEISS training series
Are there any questions on the homework from the first training on identifying the top sources in the NEI in your area?

3. Topics Covered in Case Project
Generating a new TEISS project
Adding Point sources
Adding Nonpoint sources
Using the TEISS calculators
Exporting data to EIS format
Adding a new inventory year
Generating reports and charts

4. New Project Generation
Welcome Screen
Save project

5. Geographic Area & Timeframe
Case project for 2008 emission year
Hopi Tribe’s Reservation

6. TEISS View Login User Name: Administrator
Password (cASE sENSITIVE): Teiss

7. Source Type Toolbar Facility Release point Nonpoint Non-road On-road
Event

8. Graphically Defining Sources
Click on desired source type or process
Outline specified area for source (for this case project, anywhere inside tribal boundaries is fine)
Geographic data automatically input into TEISS
Nonpoint/Mobile sources automatically defined as entire county/tribe

9. Location and Facility Data Entry

10. TEISS View – Input Field Colors
Mandatory Fields
Mandatory for inventory. Designates a data element that EPA and most data users require to be present to consider an inventory useful
Necessary Fields
Necessary fields also important to NEI data users, but for which reasonable defaulting schemes may be applied by EPA if value not reported
Optional Fields
QA/QC data, other info that is useful to track if you have collected it!

11. Defining Records Manually
Emission Units
Processes
Control Equipment
Reporting Period
Emissions
Etc.
Click on Add to add a record; Edit or Delete a record by clicking on the record and selecting your option

12. Defining Records Manually
Blue shading shows which record type you’re looking at.
Top of the list shows which
record you’re working within.

13. Emission Calculators
TEISS has built-in emission calculators (based on AP-42) used for estimating emissions from point or nonpoint sources
Calculator can be executed from ESTIMATE button in the Reporting Period record of the Input View, or from CALC button on toolbar
Calculators prompt you for required information
Once you run calculator from ESTIMATE button in Reporting Period record, emission rates automatically input into TEISS

14. Calculator Screens
Calculator Search
Calculator for Refuse Combustion

15. Hints/Tips on Data Entry
To open Input view, click INPUT button on toolbar.
To close Input view, click CLOSE.
There is not a Save button in the File menu. TEISS automatically saves as you work when:
You modify your map
You click on the OK button of each data entry form.
Backup your TEISS project frequently to an external location!

16. Working with Search Dialogs
Drop-down box
Type code and TEISS View will automatically find match
Select from list by double-clicking highlighted selection
Search box
Click on button and use Search function
To clear field, select blank entry
located on top of list
If there is no blank entry,
the field is mandatory

17. NEI Export Function Access NEI Export function by
Selecting NEI button from toolbar
Or NEI menu and then “Export to NEI”
Follow steps specified in Case Project
File is stored as an XML file
NOT automatically submitted to NEI
Be aware of validation options!

18. Validation Options
Finishes here
Start here

19. Inventory Year

20. Generating a New Inventory Year

21. Generating a New Inventory Year

22. New Inventory Year

23. TEISS Reporting Functions
TEISS does NOT write your EI report for you
Sorry!
TEISS DOES
Create graphs and tables to use in your report
Create QA/QC reports detailing where data came from, how emissions were calculated, QA review

24. Point Sources
Nonpoint Sources
Mobile Sources
Total Emissions

25. Reports – Example Filter Screen
Choose any number of Pollutants to report
Checks selected pollutant
Unchecks selected pollutant
Checks all pollutants on list
Unchecks all pollutants on list
Switches selection of pollutants

26. Reports: Emission Density Maps

27. Reports: Total Emissions Time Series
Each source type allows
you to graph changes over
time.
The “by SCC/Year” report is an example.

28. Reports: Total Emissions Time Series
The advanced filter has an additional window
Allows you to choose which years you want to graph.

29. Reports: Total Emissions Time Series

30. Homework due in 5 days:
Complete Section 1 through Section 4 of the Case Project in the TEISS Training Course manual
Do NOT complete Section 5 that begins on page 53
In Section 4 of the Case Project, you export the project data in the NEI format
Zip the file that you generate in the NEI format in this section and it to the instructors